The 26th International congress of the European Respiratory Society was held in London from 3rd to 7thof September 2016. It is the largest respiratory health meeting in the world. The scientific programme of the Congress presented the best in science and educational sessions, covering key topics in respiratory medicine from across the spectrum of disease areas including tuberculosis, lung cance...

NUTRIM School of Nutrition and Translation Research in Metabolism Maastricht University Department of Respiratory Medicine

3 januari 2017

7.2.16.125CO (3.4.12.023)

afgerond project

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patients are not only characterized with irreversible airflow limitation but also by extrapulmonary manifestations such as cardiovascular disease and skeletal muscle wasting. Two major phenotypic characteristics for the higher cardiovascular and reduced metabolic health in COPD are abdominal obesity and low muscle mass (1). It is unknown if exercise ...

Dept. of Molecular Pharmacology and Groningen Research Institute for Asthma and COPD (GRIAC) - University of Groningen

14 november 2016

7.1.16.141CO (3.2.10.042)

afgerond project

Epithelial-fibroblast communication is an important aspect in the pathophysiology of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). COPD is an obstructive lung disease, that is characterized by chronic inflammation, emphysema, mucus hypersecretion, fibrosis and remodeling in the small airways and lung tissue [1]. During the European Respiratory Society (ERS) annual conference 2016, Professor And...

NUTRIM School of Nutrition and Translation Research in Metabolism Maastricht University Department: Respiratory medicine

14 november 2016

7.1.16.138CO (3.2.11.036)

afgerond project

The goal of the ERS congress is to promote new scientific knowledge and put a spotlight on respiratory research by presenting cutting-edge research alongside informative educational sessions. Oral and poster presentation highlights concerning COPD comorbidities and phenotyping as well as new insights in predicting exacerbations are described below.